5'nizza. Piatnitsa. (Friday)

It turns out to be that an apple tree yeilds quadrangular pears which do not fall down to the ground but fly up to the clouds. This group appeared in Kharkiv. That is why, I think, it is understandable why they perform not so many songs in Ukrainian so far. There’s only one song in Ukrainian in this first album. But I hope it will not disturb you. Everything these two guys achieve with the help of an acoustic guitar, light percussion and two voices is real and interesting. The honesty of youth may sometimes be harsh and rather coarse and at the same time this honesty cannot exist without tenderness, love and sensitivity. The same with their music – it is an inflammable cocktail. Here you can find everything – the intelligence of bard culture, an unhurried immersion into the rhythms of rasta reggey, a recitative of rap, savage in form and content. Against such background, the mixture of lyricism and sound sarcasm hits all important points at the same time. May be, that’s exactly the reason why the audience both in Kiev and in Moscow was looking forward to the release of this album. As we can see, some cockroaches of problems remain international. Still if you do not understand the language of the performers, it is not so frightful. They have enough energy to "wind" you without words.

..there is much less boyish hooliganism, the characters have matured, sure, thus having lost something cloudless. And having gained something significant in return, it seems. At least, they have something to say and sometimes may even do that with a smile – which now contains much more shades. What you will hear – depends on yourself. 5'nizza opens various doors..

With this music – there are all the chances to swim to the summer almost unnoticeably, without straining where this is not needed. Ukrainian reggae with a mischievous smile and a hardened core. Just put on repeat – so much so that your hand reaches out for that – and you should not interfere with it.

..the life goes on – versatile, diverse. And the album "The Map" really resembles a map of life. Both in terms of the geography – half of the songs here have clear enough "links to the locality". And in emotional terms – because one can find here meditation, and irony, and gratitude, and joy, and sorrow...

In the sphere of music, the group has developed and deepened the stylistics set with the album "There Is Hope" – thus, drive has became a bit less hard, but in some respect even more powerful, plastic. But there is also another aspect.Vadym Krasnooky becomes – forgive my loose definition – a lyrically-cheerful philosopher, and this does impress.

If first Mad Heads were among the brightest stars of psychobilly in the world, now Mad Heads XL are real stars of the new Ukrainian rock format. And historically it happens so that fans of Mad Heads and those of Mad Heads XL somehow intersect quite rarely. So, maybe it is worth trying?

The group has deviated from its rockabilly image and offered its listeners melodious and vigorous rock. However, the group’s rock'n'roll alive spirit, as well as its power and dynamics, are preserved on this disñ.

Rockabilly clothes have obviously become too small for them, that’s why now different trends like rock’n’roll, folk, punk, reggae and even a bit of swing have got mixed in this music. But the main thing is a powerful, like spring, and positive power.

Pieces of fabric, languages, styles and trends, manners of performance, words. Pieces of fabric, different by form, size, colour, content and the way of processing – all of them are laced with one thread, in which two voices and one guitar are skilfully interlaced.

There exists the word “reggae”. This is a musical style. Philosophy. Religion. The way of living. Myth. Fairy-tale. Reality. Really unreal reality. Rest. Inner work. So much inner that it even looks as if they were a continuous rest...

This album is very good, good flow from one track to the next. Tick, Tick, Tick, BOOM! that is a dope song.

Jesus Paz, Chicago,Illinois, USA04-05-2007 03:10

Piatnitsa

I had the chance to see them in concert in Chicago, this duo is unbelievebable great! Their songs and music are uniqueI highly recommend to get their CD. It is awesome how they createtheir music only with a guitar and the sound of their voices

I love IT! They are from my country and I miss both now.Now I can proud of my Ukraine!!!Thank YOU GUYS SO much!!!

Witi, Wroclaw, Poland26-08-2005 00:36

I love this group! i love SUN!!! SUN is the best!

, Praha, Czech Rep.16-07-2005 19:01

They played "Soldat" in one bar in Solotvina - Ukraine. I fell in love with it and they had to replay it several times because of my requests. Unfortunately no one knew the name of the band so I could not buy a CD. Having reached home I looked it up on the Internet. It is absolutely great !!!

, utrecht, netherlands17-06-2005 13:53

these guys are fantastic, really lively, enthusiastic album. This will last me the whole summer!

tomas, bratislava, slovakia27-05-2005 00:55

it is absolut, i love this album and colegues too!

Austin, Millbrook, US24-04-2005 04:10

AHHH its so awsome!!! i luv it!!! they rock!!!

gavin, houston, US16-04-2005 20:54

this entire cd...is incredible. i dont even know russian. this album just blows outta tha water. UGH ITS AMAZING

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